I've never seen a skyAs flat as this oneAs flat as the brown earth Beneath our feetNever seen a horizon As dim as this oneIt's 110 in the street

It's summer time again In southern californiaAs fabled as any land ever knownInside this houseWith bars on the windowWe dont get shownThe rest of the world

Here come the rain birdsHere come the rain birdsHere come the rain birdsRight on time

Out here Theres a riot waiting to happenTheres a whole lot of peopleWho will be hurtThere are just too many of usThrown togetherIn this Seven square miles of dirtInside the house It's cool and darkWe keep the lights offSo it won't hurt our eyesOut in the backyard The sun bakes the earthUut by the old garage